Cooch Behar: Violence, latent complexities likely to seal Nisith Pramanik's fate on Rajbanshi landNisith Pramanik's political journey in Cooch Behar reflects shifting dynamics, from defeating TMC in 2019 to facing a four-cornered fight i...
'Dilli Dark' is all about acceptance of othered people, says director Dibakar Das RoyThe Delhi-set dark comedy follows the story of a Nigerian MBA student called Michael Okeke who battles anti-Black racism in the national ca...
Bengal rural polls: Body of BJP candidate's kin foundThe run-up to the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal has been fraught with violence. A brother-in-law of a Bharatiya Janata Party candid...
Bihar farmer turns 'crorepati' with Rs 52 crore in accountThe incident came to light on Friday when Shah went to the CSP outlet in Katra to inquire whether the elderly pension was credited to his a...
Train crash kills 16 people in central BangladeshA railway spokesman said the the pre-dawn accident appeared to have occurred when Chittagong-bound Udayan Express was changing tracks at Mo...
President approves 132 Gallantry awardsPresident Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, has approved 132 awards to armed forces personnel and mem...
Tata Nano fiasco: Why farmers in Singur are still hoping for big business to come inThe Modi govt that swept into power on the promise of deepening & spreading development attempted to rewire the original law to be more ind...
- Primate species new to India discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
Tolerance-intolerance debate: Here are some instances of acceptance throughout IndiaThere seems to be a general impatience for anything we cannot agree with. Movies, books, satire, an alternative sexual identity or differen...
Life at Singur: A mute symbol of uncertainty and despairThe farmers of Singur, a small town that acquired international fame as the site of the factory building the iconic Nano car, were happy.
Singur after Tata Nano: A mute symbol of uncertainty and despairThe farmers of Singur, a small town that acquired international fame as the site of the factory building the iconic Nano car, were happy. A...
- Marxists take U-turn on dynasty rule, field close relatives in poll
The Marxists have now begun to field close relatives in the poll fray after opposing dynasty rule elsewhere for decades.
- Singur yearns for peace as hired killers wait for their target
A 27-month old dried-up wound has been torn open by the CPM in the hope of reaping political gains out of the non-industrialisation issue.